What teams have the highest amount of penalties called in their favor?
I can pull the teams that have had the most penalties called in their favor, but I need one detail:
Please confirm and I’ll fetch the leaderboard and present it as a table with the top teams, total penalties drawn, games played, and penalties drawn per game.
From regular season of 2024 and 2025
The NFL database you’re accessing includes detailed referee‑level statistics (how many penalties each official calls, what types they call most often, etc.) and league‑wide penalty totals. However, it does **not contain a ready‑made report that ranks teams by the number of penalties drawn in their favor for a specific season (e.g., 2024 or 2025).
get_referee_stats, get_most_common_penalties, compare_referees) and team defensive/offensive stats, but they do not expose a “penalties drawn” field for each team.Below are two practical approaches that will give you comparable insight:
| Approach | What It Shows | How to Get It |
|---|---|---|
| League‑wide penalty totals (all teams combined) | Total number of penalties called in the entire league for a season. Gives a sense of overall penalty environment. | Use get_most_common_penalties (no team filter). |
| Referee‑level penalty tendencies | Which officials call the most penalties (both for and against teams). Teams that frequently play under “high‑penalty” referees often draw more penalties. | Use get_referee_stats for each referee, then sort by total penalties called. |
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"function": "get_referee_stats",
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"refereeName": "All"
}
}
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"function": "get_most_common_penalties",
"arguments": {
"season": 2025,
"limit": 20
}
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get_game_touchdown_scorers and other play‑by‑play data) to extract penalty events tied to each team.If you’d like me to retrieve the referee‑level data for 2024 and 2025 or the league‑wide penalty totals, just let me know and I’ll pull the numbers for you.